Cisco Systems Reviews

I have been working at Cisco Systems part-time for less than a year

Pros – the downtown office has a really nice view of the waterfront.
people there are really nice.
work time is flexible. I work at home most of the time.

Cons – the internship position I am applying for is not permanant.
any process has to go through many steps and it is not efficient.

Advice to Senior Management – I would say if possible, eliminate some unnecessary steps to accelerate the process.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than a year

Pros – Chill workspace and atmosphere, open area

Cons – Not challenged at all, office not at good condition

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great Pay, great food, great times, overall great experience, boss was cool, had a fun time.

Cons – Managment doesn't offer proper training, management can get needy, not to much room to move up, people need to move more.

Advice to Senior Management – Better Training

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good salary, get to work from home

Cons – None to think of at this time

Advice to Senior Management – Internal website has too many dead links

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Cisco Systems

Pros – the salary was good , bonuses all right

Cons – stress was a bit high at times

Advice to Senior Management – -

I have been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than a year

Pros – good culture. everyone is very friendly and willing to help.

Cons – depending on what area of the company you are in it may be dificult for career advancement

Advice to Senior Management – develop the right talent

I have been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – diversity, respectful, contributing to the society through technology

Cons – lack of career path and opportunity. gets old.

Advice to Senior Management – people are the most valuable in Cisco

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than a year

Pros – So much opportunity, so little time! It's a great place to work, lots of things to do, lots of advancement. You make your own opportunities, and this is the place to do it. If you're shy and not outgoing, well, then it might not work out for you.

Cons – There's a distinct lack of coffee selection, and sometimes the cafeteria menu changes in unexpected ways. These are problems that you should be able to deal with.

Advice to Senior Management – Modernize the development process, embrace the Google style of development.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – A lot of career opportunities and Cisco strongly encourages it's employees to look for advancement within Cisco. They take good care of their people.

Cons – Cisco is a very large shop, so if you're not used to working in a 70000 person company it could cause a bit of a culture shock for you.

Advice to Senior Management – Make sure your pay scale is in line with the market. I took a decent pay cut to come and work at Cisco with the intent that it would catch up. 2 1/2 years later, it has not.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Cisco Systems as an intern for less than a year

Pros – - Spacious workplace
- Flexible schedule
- Project-based management

Cons – - Advancement is limited
- too management overhead for branches

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company